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Good, but room for improvement

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is average but definitely not the best in tycoon style games.

For example not all the buildings are rotatable and there is only one fixed camera view. There is also a limit to how many workers you can employ and after about 5 days on the in-game clock your buildings start to break down a lot.

However it is nice to see real rides from the parks and you can, if you have the patience, make your parks large and beautiful with the scenery and foliage which is available.

Its okay

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is okay. You can't rotate all exhibits/shows/food courts/resturants. Also the screen is locked in one position. Its not as fun as I thought it would be. I enjoy collecting tycoon games of all types and this wasn't one of the best. I got from my teacher who said she got it off of amazon for me because she thought I would like it. Indeed, I was excited about this new game. But when I played it, I thought I could make a park just as good on Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania. If you are looking for a good game with sea creatures then I suggest Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania.

addictive!!! So much fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was playing this game for hours! It is so much fun! Once you start, you cant stop! You want to make your SeaWorld the best! It has some of the entertainment that the real SeaWorlds have, like Shamu. The people in it are sort of realistic, but in the game, you can tell if a person is happy or sad or impresed or whatever! You have got to buy this game!!!

Don't waste your money!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I collect zoo and animal related sim. games and this is the worst! The lack of freedom is the biggest problem. You can't rotate the map (you have to spend forever trying different things to find this out, as the game comes with very minimal directions), you can't rotate some of the attractions, there are only 3 freeplay maps, all the attractions are pre constructed ( you don't need creativity for this one) and you don't have very many things to choose from. All around, it was a big disappointment. I would give it a zero if I could! The Zoo Tycoon games are way better!

tycoon disaster

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: August 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played many tycoon and simulation games dating back to when Sim City was new, and really the only sim game out there. I have see the rise and fall of maxis as the golden child of sim games. With tycoon being the current tycoon among simulations, a certain quality is expected. SeaWorld tycoon is defiantly one to pass up.

While I have loved many simulation games, even some of the very obscure titles, SeaWorld was just plane bad.

The ever-increasing quality in graphics has been an enjoyable treat with the entire simulation genre; it is not what makes these games fun and enjoyable. And sadly the only thing I cannot fault this game on it graphics. They were what one would expect. However the usability and ability to customize were not there. In fact the only thing I discovered in my attempts to play this game was an over whelming sense of frustration. Frustration that I had actually bought this game, Frustration over what seemed to be either poor programming or fatal bugs that rendered this game worthy of only the trash heap.

Do yourself a favor, pass this game up, instead play any old game you have. You will get a lot more enjoyment out of that, then you ever will out of this game.

Not Worth It!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

(...)I've been playing RCT1 and RCT2 for a few years. I thought this game would be similar but there's many things I don't like. The graphics are blurry. The rides take a long to start and run for only a short time. The camera view doesn't rotate. (...)

A Pretty Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

SeaWorld Tycoon is a pretty good game. The graphics are excellent and I can keep lots of trash off the ground if I set up lots of garbage cans early in the game.
There are things I didn't like about the game. One, I've filled up my whole park with buildings and scenery but I can't get my average guest raiting past three and a half and I have over six hundred thousand dollars. Two, you can't change the camera view.
Overall its a pretty good game and my brother thinks its harder than my Zoo Tycoon games since you start out your Sandbox levels with a lot less money in SeaWorld than you do in a Freeform game in Zoo Tycoon. But stuff in SeaWorld Tycoon are a lot cheaper than stuff in Zoo Tycoon.

Not like the other tycoons I've played.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game and I don't even know how to play it, it's nothing like zoo tycoon. You can't even turn the itens around so they all face the front. you can't make a good layout that way. also you have to wait for the research to finish before you even get one animal and I don't think you can build a pen to keep them in anyways. You really can't build anything it's already made up and you just place them down. The concept is great but why didn't they make it similar to zoo tycoon but with the sea world atmosphere.

OK for young kids, too boring for experienced players

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: March 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have a 5 and 7 year old who have been playing Zoo Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoons 1 & 2 for about a year. I have to agree with most of the other reviews here. this game is way too slow and boring for any experienced gamers. My 7 year old is very disappointed that he can't build his own coasters. We've only had the game for 2 days now, but we still haven't figured out how to add employees (can anyone tell me???) so our parks all have trash on the ground and our rides need mechanics. I'd love help with that one!!

My 5 year old, however, is ok with this game. he is too young to build his own coasters, and slapping down prefab buildings is more up his alley. So he thinks this is ok. There are only 3 different scenarios to choose from though, so I think he will quickly outgrow it. Especially since he already does ZT pretty much alone and prefers to choose the tricks that the animals perform in their shows. This game just doesn't have it.

I would reccommend Zoo Tycoon with the Marine/Dinosaur expansion for anyone thinking about this game. You get SOOOO much more for your money. If you already have ZT, don't buy this -- you will be disappointed.

Worst game ever.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game, i am all excited. I just played it for 5 minutes. You can build like 14 things in the whole game. There are no tuturials, there are no cars on the tracks of the roller coasters, the graphics are terrible, the camera goes off by itself, you cant rotate the camera, because there is no toggle, it is way too educational, and is had a horrid layout. The cover and the inside may look cool, but the graphics are not near as good as they say they are, the gameplay is the WORST in any game I have ever played. If you choose not to buy this because of my review, I just saved you 20 bucks well not spent. Buy warcraft iii... that is a good game. Do the mauls online on that. That is fun, unlike this game. A DEFINATE NOT BUY!

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